Nikita Mann

Nikita Mann is a senior policy analyst on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for Chairman James E. Risch, specializing in arms transfers, defense trade, security assistance, arms control, and civil nuclear cooperation. Prior to her current role, she worked in the U.S. Senate as a Military Legislative Assistant for a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Previously, she served in the Pentagon as a special assistant focused on U.S.-China policy and also worked in the U.S. House of Representatives on defense and national security. Ms. Mann holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs: U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security from American University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Politics from the Pennsylvania State University. She has experience living and studying abroad in China and is proficient in Mandarin Chinese, as well as Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.